2026 Homecoming - “Cut A Tree”

What happens when we lose our cutting edge? In 2 Kings 6, a young man is hard at work cutting trees alongside his fellow laborers when suddenly his axe head flies off into the river. No axe head, no power. No power, no progress. This simple moment becomes a profound picture of what can happen in our own spiritual lives when we drift from our connection with God. The message draws us into an honest conversation about maintenance, the kind of spiritual upkeep that keeps us sharp, effective, and moving forward. Just as an axe has three parts, a handle, a head, and a wedge, our faith requires all its components working together. The wedge, the part most people overlook, is the piece that holds everything in place. When that connection loosens, we can keep swinging, keep making noise, keep going through the motions, but nothing gets cut down. We are reminded that God has not sent us out unequipped. We carry the Word of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, and gifts that were never ours to begin with but were borrowed and entrusted to us. The question is what we are doing with what God has placed in our hands. This message calls us back to the place where we first picked it all up and challenges us to reach down, grab hold again, and get back to work.